Local Waters
Deschutes River (Warm Springs / Trout Creek)
Warm Springs, OR · about 45 min from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
The canyon day from Madras.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
Around now
Most likely in this drive this week. Not a guarantee — confirm the official rule.
- Smallmouth bass
- Trout
- Sunfish and crappie
Also worth a thought: Largemouth bass, Salmon.
- Season
- Legal on many waters. West-side streams drop and warm. Fish dawn. Confirm ODFW. Official rule
- License
- Oregon angling license (ODFW)
- Park
- BLM Trout Creek and Warm Springs boat ramps. Stay off reservation water.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Confirm flow before you step in.
- Usual window
- Confirm ODFW for this week.
- Friday conditions
-
S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⚡ 71° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 9:20 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 10:51
- Wind at dawn
- S 5 mph · Slight Chance Rain Showers · 64°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: S 5 mph
- 10am: SE 5 mph
- 2pm: SE 10 mph
- dusk: SE 10 mph
- Flow
- 3520 cfs · in a wadable band · 2.64 ft · 57°F water · 2:30 pm · Deschutes near Madras · USGS gauge · wadable band is a sketch, not a safety rating
- A setup that belongs here
- 5- or 6-wt unless the water is bigger.
- Notes
- Public BLM. Reservation land is not a walk-in. Confirm ODFW.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
Deschutes Angler
504 Deschutes Ave, Maupin, OR 97037
Seasonal — call
Lower Deschutes desk. Ask them where you can stand.
The Fly Fisher's Place
151 W Main Ave, Sisters, OR 97759
Call — high-desert hours
Metolius, Crooked, Cascade Lakes. The Sisters desk.
The Patient Angler
50 SW Century Dr, Bend, OR 97702
Call
Bend trout desk. Cascade Lakes and the in-town Deschutes.
Stay
Hand-checked, not a hotel scrape. Check dates on their site. Default two nights.
Maupin City Park
Campground · 3 min to the water · Seasonal — confirm the city
In town, short walk to the BLM river. Book Friday if you want Saturday dawn.
Dogs: Ask
Imperial River Company
Inn · 2 min to the water · Seasonal — book ahead
The Deschutes overnight in Maupin. Shop and river in the same breath.
Dogs: Ask
Cabins and rentals (you leave Local Waters):
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
Deschutes Angler — book a day
Maupin, OR · drift / wade · Ask the shop
Good for: Lower Deschutes
Shop desk. We do not take the money.